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How to Implement a Random String Generator With Python

Apr 3, 20212 min read

In this post, you'll learn how to generate a random string in python in two different ways. Some of these will only work on Python 3.6+. Generating a Random String With Upper Case, Lower Case, Digits and Punctuation The string module comes with a nic...

How to Sort a Dict in Descending Order by Value With Python

Feb 20, 20215 min read

In this post, you will learn how to sort a dictionary in reverse order by value. Say that you have the following dictionary containing your grades associated with a subject. You want to sort the grades in a descending order - the highest grade will a...

How to Check If a String Is a Valid URL in Python

Dec 26, 20202 min read

In this article you'll learn how to determine if a string is a valid URL or not. Using django's URLValidator django is a great web framework that has many features. It bundles several utilities that makes web development easier. One such utility is t...

How to Find the Current Working Directory in Python

Dec 19, 20203 min read

Python provides two different ways to get the current working directory. The first method uses the os module and the second uses pathlib. Using the os Module to Get the Current Directory First thing you need to do is to import the module. >>> import ...

5 Different Ways to Flatten a List of Lists in Python

Dec 12, 20207 min read

In this post, we’ll see how we can flatten a list in 5 different ways. Each method has pros and cons, and varied performance. By the end of this tutorial, I hope you’ll be able to identify the most appropriate solution for your problem. The Python ve...

Design Patterns That Make Sense in Python: Simple Factory

Dec 5, 20206 min read

In the first post of this series, I'll talk about Design Patterns that make sense in Python. We'll see how to implement them and how they are used in the standard library and other third-party packages. In this post, we'll go over the Simple Factory ...